The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
BLACKBERRY MONEY.


Five dollars for them blackbcrries,
Its very nice little sum-" said James
Iunpenny, rubbing his wriukled hands
"setter give 1t 10 me TO keep for you,
Hattie. ltll only get frittered- away if
you pun II in Your purse,
Hattie Turnpennv's beaming face in
voluntarily fell. 'Buf, father, I should
so like to keep it myself"
Nonsense, nonsense You'll only
spend At, srovled James.
i do need new alpaca dress for Sun
DAYS, father, pleaded Hattie, piteously.
Vanity and vexation OF spirit >"
croaked James. The old gown is plenty
good enoughl l do believe all woman
thinks OF is dress Give il to me. Hattie
give II 10 me, III keep il Tor YOU.
And once is IN the bank, it'll be drawin'
twenty-five cents year. Only think Of
And thus speaking. old James Turn
penny pocketed the tivc-dollar bill:
"Fatllcr-'
Nov don't tease another word, Hattie;
know what's right and proper, better
than YOU do. And It's nav bOunlen duty
10 teach my gal 70 be saving ard econ
Cufic.ai'
Hattie Turnpenny went up to her
room, neTvously picking TO pieces the
stem oi blue larkspur which She held in
ser Aand, While mist OF tears obscurel
llrr eSrs. 10 not SUllle 1t her troubles,
lair dCnizyns OF NJ avenue OF So
street. To herr that fiye-doHar bin re-
presented rs much, and more than the
vHcck. your father draws far YOU 70 paw
ll1 tame 4NIddle-cum-iee,S annual bill Tor
-2T'I S, French hats, and gr-ualine pol
onJISaS
al did want that alpaca dress so much"
sObhed Hattie And the old one isrl' lit
N I 1
S!ri at meeting
ARd Hattie cried alresh 10 think OF all
thost melting, boiling lays she had sp mt
IN the blaCIb rry pasture, gathering the
lruIt who's proceeds had been 50 dcliber-
atcly. conEscated by her tfinty-hearted
OlllSthsrL
While, below stairs, SarneS Turnpennv
smiled grizzly to himself. They ~ crazy
10 spend all they've got, these young
folks. sil Le
"its 100 bad, said Mrs. Turnpanny.'
Who Was s!ayching her sunday caps II a
ta9i> hy the window. The al has
earned jitherseif'
"you women sre al alike s7i9 I,-,cz
Sharply. but nevertheless. he took the
ryt-t'ol a. -bii! IRON ghe atahl..-liraNyt.r.
WAeEe - Hat put it, and restored j. 70
me depths oil LlS locSrt. "IIttvil Give
u back 20 'ev Just s-5 quick rs ever NV
BACK IS turned. reflected hN ITS
-inaAng how the women 1o.!zs will hang
tgze--er. i :s-ysS. III t,,CS IL as7yay uD
w s.rrFt soHS."herc tili. st ready 70
'Ih- garnet was dismal. ca5webbv
sort Of a place, lighted only by one small
"l.'i2w, aud there, eetveeh the folds OF
2 .lte.H -el,, = sWooien iAank krt thai. had
ions Deen diSgarIed from household Use,
4 aflRsr Iuri}prapy pa. the Lill
"Fathsr, said Hattie, coming 10 him
,He next Gay. can YOU phase lct me
nave the b...ts-hegry money! Alice For
tune says she VIII sell me her c7-,ualin.
that She has worn only two year. for five
dollars and can make IL Over 50 that Il
wall DO equal to y 10, father.
Alr. IuTnpy my locked this way and
lAa.. lie was mlzer ~ heart, and
could sooner have plTtel with a drop of
his llic-blood than 70 give up the i've
dollar Llll now that il was once within
his clutches
II can't Hattie :" muttcred he.
"But, father"
Il tell you I can't 1--we lost the
money 50 there's an end ofit."
"Oh, iatEern Hattie burst out CRYING.
but her tears only made the old man \
degree or 50 more obstinate and contrary
than ever.
Its up and down sinful TO set ones
heart on hUery III that sort of wav."
gt5wlcd he, - he shambled out OF the
room.
Mrs. Turnpenny took that especial
evening TO 20 up in the garret with an
lll-smeliIng kerosene lamp in her hand,
10 investigate her stores OF bedding. Be
cause, said Mrs. JUrnpyuny 10 herself
ri there any new quilts to be pieced or
comlortableS 10 be tied. Id better be
a. out cIn. Dear me This old blanket
amt good Tor much. l do declare II IL
amt most ridd!ed by the moths guess
i'll he charity 10 me and t1 other 10 ks,
L. give it 10 Helen Morris 10 cut into
Pettyccats or her twins"
30 sIyine, Mrs. Turnpenny- gave the
blau5ei a Nigorous shake, and - out flut-
tered - fIEv dollar bill. --r
Ca me ~ said Hlrs. Tunpcuuv. All
this amt = regular diSpenSati0u OF Pro-
whence, lust what poor Hattie wants
tar her grenAdine gown. How ever did
II come Uj,Ty? Well. we'll findinas is
keepiugs, and III - right over to For
tunr and bargain Tor that ere dress that
Alice ) trsi OH And Alrs. Turnpenny
went chuckling down stairs.
Saturday morning came bright and
early. with dazziag blue SKY overhead,
the clover blossoms and wld roses re-
frgsh-d bya recent rain. an the Whole
sir vocal with the whistle OF The robins
AMI hlHCkb.riS- Mr. James Turnpenuv
waS COINS to the city-to the bank AMI
lIatle W,,S gong too, with basket OF
c1-S, Z De%tly-paCked lar OF butter and
2 PAIR ol spring chickens, AIrs Turn
pcnnys thrifty contribution 10 the wagon
lo;,d. Tome. coRIc, hurry UNI What
arc we wstinS ioT ?'i impatisiItlv de-
mandcd JameSs as he stood on tir, step.
oh, llllo lold On I've forgot some
thing Just keep IN eye on old Mig.
VIII you. Fatty while run up stairs" "'
Ant away pritet -Nir. Iurnpciny alter
the fiv,'-dpi N oil. But the five-d,ilar
bill, rs We know very well, wasn't there =
Down le came again, Two steps =: q
time scarlet in the face, anl dr.uchci
with perspirltjon. "pattie patsie Where
are You why, Hattie, this ain't never
41lI'
Yes, il 5 J. isther,' said Hattie, all
saiil"s and simpies. IN my nsw dress
How 40 yoG Ike It p
your nrw dress ~ gasped Turn
penny, morp,ug his face with ward.
-fuare t5u.iaun1 puck { y nlSCryhicf.
~Aui whr-7, IN the name OF al the dos.
dill yol srt il -
81 bought Il Of Alice Fortune. father.
Ana 1lu.ii-r gave me the uoue-.7
Yes added comfortable AIrs. Turn
penny, who bad Just brought in a basket
Ot peas 4 s--il for dinner, 1t was q rec.
UlJr wiud6.l, that money was, James. /
was just a rumUacin- up IN the garrct,
AMI / found il in the old rnoth-eaten
flannel blanket that was going to give
Pat Norris wife. Wasn't lucky -
III you was rs wise Is = suTpCnt anil rs
harmless @s dove he mutteraI between
lbs teeth them women iOiSs would get
fIFss lost or trssr